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Starter project for moire patterns.
Moire patterns are formed when 2 (or more) repeating designs are superimposed with slight differences in size or angle.
This program is a playground for experimenting with simple moire patterns.
space to get bottom layer set up by putting the top layer into a standard location and orientation and stamping it.
right, left, up, and down to move top layer.
a, s to rotate top layer.
w, z to make top layer bigger or smaller.
n to change underlying pattern of sprite (currently dots or stripes). The dots are not quite regular, which makes for slight patterns even when there should be a uniform 16 pixel offset.
t to show just top layer
g (default) to show both layers
b to show just bottom layer
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This is just great. It's a perfect example of the beauty of Scratch to explore interesting concepts.
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I Just came back to this project and noticed I didn't ever comment on it, it's still one of my all time favorites, beauty lies in simplicity...
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oh my god this is soooooooooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AWESOME! ..i think that's all there is to say.
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Great effect with simple means! I like that!
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Love this! It's like I can finally understand Moire patterns! Thank you!
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Note on your notes editing problem (oh, the irony): Make your notes in Word or Notepad, and when you're donte with the notes and the project, copy the notes into the Project Notes window.
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That's tight. I'm probably going to use that in one of my projects. That's cool. BTW it looks better with all dots.
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I had to draw the sprites in Photoshop. I was originally going to do it all in scratch using "mosaic" effects, but the mosaic is always parallel to the screen axes, so it wasn't what I needed for this program.
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The accent over the e in Moire did not seem to come through, and editing the notes was difficult, as there is not enough room in the "notes" window and it doesn't scroll!
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wow! this is fun. I started playing with Moire patterns recently using the pen, but this approach using sprites is better. How did you draw the sprite patterns?
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